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Miss Matty	Frontispiece

Heading to Preface	v

Heading to Contents	xxv

Heading to List of Illustrations	xxvii

Heading to Chapter I.	1

‘A magnificent family red silk umbrella’	3

‘Clattered home in their pattens’	6

‘To see the Alderney’	9

‘Sang out loud and joyfully’	11

‘Coming out of church’	12

‘The account of the “Swarry”’	16

Tailpiece to Chapter I.	18

Heading to Chapter II.	19

‘Carrying her baked mutton and potatoes’	20

‘No one could black his boots except himself’	22

‘Miss Jenkyns’	24

‘One with whom his lordship held conversation’	26

‘And he shuddered at the recollection’	31

‘He shook hands with Miss Jessie’	38

Tailpiece to Chapter II.	41

Heading to Chapter III.	42

‘If you please, my love, will you call me Matilda?’	44

‘So as to throw the shadow on the clock face’	46

‘She "nudged" the major’	51

‘How are you? how are you?’	54

Tailpiece to Chapter III.	56

Heading to Chapter IV.	57

‘Requested her to fill the bowl’	62

‘Or glimpse of distant upland pastures’	64

‘He had begun a long poem’	66

‘Here are the poems for you’	68

‘God forbid that I should grieve any young hearts’	73

Tailpiece to Chapter IV.	74

Heading to Chapter V.	75

‘When Martha brought in the lighted candle and tea’	78

‘Preached before some judge’	81

A Post Boy	86

‘Turning out of the volunteers’	88

Tailpiece to Chapter V.	91

Heading to Chapter VI.	92

‘The little curtseys’	95

‘Have you done enough, sir?’	98

‘He and my father were such friends!’	108

Heading to Chapter VII.	110

‘With bland satisfaction’	111

Mrs. ffarringdon and Mr. ffoulkes	118

‘Hush, ladies! if you please, hush!’	122

Tailpiece to Chapter VII.	125

Heading to Chapter VIII.	126

‘We sedulously talked together’	130

Mr. Mulliner	132

Miss Pole and the brooches	135

‘In dignified surprise’	141

Tailpiece to Chapter VIII.	146

Heading to Chapter IX.	147

‘Making such a graceful bow’	151

‘Walk mincingly up the room’	156

‘The Church smiling approval’	160

Heading to Chapter X.	162

‘A regular expedition’	163

‘Armed with a footstool’	167

‘Called out valiantly’	170

‘Speaking very ominously’	173

‘To have her teeth examined’	175

‘Implored the chairman’	178

‘He was a sharp lad’	181

‘Leading questions’	183

Tailpiece to Chapter X.	185

Heading to Chapter XI.	186

‘Perplexed about the exact path’	187

‘Riding over’	189

‘Airing the Sedan Chair’	191

‘In Darkness Lane’	193

‘The boys who stole the apples’	195

‘A diary in two columns’	198

Heading to Chapter XII.	204

‘Miss Jenkyns used to say’	207

‘It was too big for words’	209

‘Bread and cheese’	211

‘Lady Glenmire’	213

‘Mr. Hoggins looked radiant’	216

Tailpiece to Chapter XII.	218

Heading to Chapter XIII.	219

‘Each individual coin’	221

‘Over the counter’	225

‘The country people came in’	226

‘Our neighbour’	227

‘“Dang it!” said he’	229

‘He hung back’	232

‘The civil Mr. Johnson’	234

‘The account-books’	236

Heading to Chapter XIV.	239

‘Posting the letter’	240

‘Don’t “but Martha” me’	242

‘There!’	247

‘He’s only Jem Hearn’	250

‘Soothed by her lover’	253

‘Mrs. Fitz-Adam’	255

‘Drumming with his fingers upon it’	263

Tailpiece to Chapter XIV.	266

Heading to Chapter XV.	267

‘All the smiling glory of his face’	269

‘A complimentary speech’	275

‘Absorbed in contemplation’	278

‘Gleefully awaited the shower of comfits and lozenges’	284

Tailpiece to Chapter XV.	285

Heading to Chapter XVI.	286

‘The Father of the Faithful’	288

‘The proof sheet of a great placard’	294

‘He had shot a cherubim!’	296

‘Mrs. Jamieson on one side, and my lady, Mrs. Hoggins, on the other’	298

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